Former CBS News president Richard Salant (1961 - 64 and 1966 - 79) explained the major media's role: "Our job is to give people not what they want, but what we decide they ought to have." ...and to this very day most Americans haven't noticed they're being brained washed! ~ N. Hooben

Sunday, April 29, 2012

The free and open Internet will not be around forever.

"Ideas are incredibly powerful, and today we are in the middle of a global information war. Use the Internet to make a difference while you can, because the free and open Internet will not be around forever. Already the elite* are taking steps to clamp down on it. That is why you hear so much chatter about SOPA and ACTA and CISPA. The powers that be do not like what the Internet has turned into and they want to get it under control." (*see who they are at bottom of this page)

How are you going to spend your life? When it is all said and done, how will
history remember you? Unfortunately, these days most people do not spend much
time thinking about those kinds of questions. Most people just kind of stumble
through life without any clear direction or meaning. Sadly, our society makes
it far too easy to remain "comfortably numb" the vast majority of the time. We
are absolutely addicted to entertainment and there is more of it available today
than ever before - television, movies, music, video games, sports events, food,
gambling, shopping - the outlets for feeding our addictions are seemingly
endless. But do you really want to spend your life feeding your addictions and
keeping yourself entertained as much as possible? The following is a saying
that has stayed with me my entire life: "Life is like a coin - you can spend it
any way that you want, but you can only spend it once." If the fact that we are
all hurtling through space on this giant rock is just some kind of cosmic
accident and life really does not have any meaning, then yes it would make sense
to fill up our lives with as much pleasure as possible before we die. But if
life really does have meaning and the things that we do today can have a
permanent impact on the future, then perhaps many of us need to start thinking
about what kind of legacy we are going to leave behind once we are gone.
Most people don't think too much about this, but the reality is that we all
have the privilege to be living during one of the most amazing times in all of
human history.

For decades, it has seemed as though history has been slowly building toward
some sort of crescendo. The pace of change just keeps getting faster and faster
and faster, and our world is becoming incredibly unstable.

Just look around you. Virtually everything that can be shaken is being
shaken.

All you have to do is look at a population chart to realize that we are
living during an absolutely unprecedented time....

Back in 1800, there were about 1 billion people in the world. Today, there
are about 7 billion.

Do you know what that means?

It means that we potentially have the opportunity to touch more lives than
anyone else ever has before.

The amount of suffering in the world today is absolutely mind blowing.

Did you know that 3
billion people survive on the equivalent of $2.50 or less every single
day?

There are hundreds of millions of people that do not have enough to eat
today.

There are hundreds of millions of people that do not have clean water.

All over the globe children will go digging around in public trash dumps
today to try to find something to eat or something to sell.

Countless numbers of other children have been sold into slavery and live
every day without hope.

In some areas of the globe, children are purposely blinded with acid by their
masters so that they will make more money for them begging on the streets.

Other children are chained to beds as an endless parade of sick perverts pay
to have sex with them.

When you start realizing the horrors that are going on in our world, it makes
it a bit more difficult to live your life only for yourself.

Tonight, there will be millions upon millions of people all over the globe on
the verge of suicide because they think that life is hopeless.

Do you ever think about them?

Tonight, there will be millions upon millions of children all over the globe
that will be abused by their parents or by close relatives.

Do you ever say a prayer for them?

There are so many people out there that could use a little love. Millions
are rotting away their lives in prisons - including a lot of people that are
completely innocent. Millions spend lonely day after lonely day in "retirement
homes" without anyone ever coming to visit them.

This very night there will be families sleeping on the streets of every major
American city.

Do you ever think about them while you are sleeping in your warm bed?

In North Korea, it is estimated that somewhere between 150,000 and 200,000 people are incarcerated in nightmarish
gulags. In many cases, entire families have been imprisoned because one family
member said or did something that a government official took the wrong way. In
order to survive, many of the prisoners eat "plants, grass, bark, rats, snakes,
the food-stuffs of the labor camp farm animals."

But it is not just North Korea that is sick and twisted.

The truth is that the entire global system is deeply corrupt and this has
caused massive amounts of suffering all over the globe.

So instead of living your life selfishly, why don't you make your life
something to remember?

Decide to be a light in the darkness.

Thanks to technology, it is easier for the average person to make a
difference than ever before.

In the old days, the elite pretty much had a monopoly on mass communication.
But today the Internet has totally changed that.

Something that you post on the Internet today could end up being seen by tens
of millions of people.

Without ever leaving the comfort of your own home, you could literally change
lives on the other side of the world.

Ideas are incredibly powerful, and today we are in the middle of a global
information war. Use the Internet to make a difference while you can, because
the free and open Internet will not be around forever. Already the elite are
taking steps to
clamp down on it. That is why you hear so much chatter about SOPA and ACTA
and CISPA. The powers that be do not like what the Internet has turned into and
they want to get it under control.

Even now, everything that you do on the Internet is being
watched by governments all over the world. But that is no reason to quit
spreading the truth. Perhaps some of the "watchers" will even be persuaded by
what you have to say.

It is when times are the darkest that the greatest heroes are needed. The
world has become a very dark place and things are going to get a lot darker
before it is all said and done.

But that just means that we need as many heroes as possible.

The great war between good and evil is reaching a climax. Do you want to
spend your life doing things that will make a permanent difference or do you
want to spend your life on your couch staring at your television?

History is not going to care how much stuff you were able to accumulate.

But if you are able to make a true difference in the lives of others that
will definitely count for something.

When people tell me that they are "bored", that just blows me away because I
honestly don't know how anyone could be bored in this day and age.

We live during one of the most exciting times in all of human history, and I
know that I could easily fill up three or four times as many hours in the
day.

There is always more that could be learned and more that could be done.

All over the world, the darkness is growing, and it is going to continue to
grow.

You can choose to curse the darkness, or you can choose to shine your light
in that darkness.

The choice is up to you.

You don't need to be famous to make a difference.

Neither do you need an audience of thousands upon thousands of people.

The truth is that every single person that is reading this has the ability to
make a difference.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. In a previous
article, I listed some of the things that you can do right now to start
making a difference....

Talk to your family.

Talk to your friends.

Share the truth on Facebook.

Share the truth on Twitter.

Join an organization.

Go on a march.

Write a letter to the editor.

Write a letter to your representatives in Congress.

Run for office.

Start a blog.

Start a website.

Make YouTube videos.

Make new friends.

Connect with new people.

Feed the homeless.

Visit those who are hurting.

Give to someone in need.

Volunteer for a cause.

Pass out fliers.

Pass out books.

Pass out DVDs.

Give a speech.

Send out emails.

Write a book.

Make a movie.

In the Declaration of Independence we find the following statement....

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that
among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of
Happiness.

All men, women and children (including
the unborn) all over the planet were created equal. They all deserve to be
loved and protected.

Unfortunately, we live in a world that is becoming very, very cold. All
throughout society, people have become greedy, selfish, boastful, proud,
abusive, disrespectful, hateful, unforgiving and cruel. People have become
addicted to pleasure and to all of the good things that our debt-fueled
prosperity can buy.

Where are all of the strong men and women that are willing to put God, family
and country before themselves?

Where are all of the strong men and woman that are willing to stand up for
what is right even if it is going to cost them everything?

The years ahead are going to be incredibly hard. Millions of those that are
living only for themselves are going to have their lives absolutely shattered by
what is coming.

But if you have a purpose that is bigger than yourself, you will likely find
that the years ahead will be absolutely teeming with meaning and adventure.

So how will history remember you?

Hopefully it will remember you as someone of great love. Hopefully it will
you as someone that loved God, family and country. Hopefully it will remember
you as someone that made a difference in the lives of others.

You only have one life.

Spend it wisely.

"Life is like a coin - you can spend it any way that you want, but you can
only spend it once."

Quote Of The Day

“If the truth is just my opinion then the truth will never be known.” ~ Norman E. Hooben"Massachusetts can survive an Elizabeth Warren. It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools such as those who made her their senator." ~ Norman E. Hooben"Not since the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991, and before that the fall of France in 1940, has there been so swift an erosion of the world influence of a Great Power as we are witnessing with the United States." ~ Conrad BlackTo make clear that Islam is in fact a military movement rather than a religion, please consider that Islam does not ask one to emulate the humble, kind, peaceful, compassionate, loving Jesus but rather the arrogant, violent, brutal, lustful, savage military commander and beheading ruler Mohammed. It's all in the staging. ~ by BernieOur society chooses to pay for bastards and wonders why the number of bastards increases. Our society refuses to support poor families with married fathers in residence, and wonders why the number of single mothers increases. Our society pays for single motherhood, and wonders why we get it. Our society gives stipends to unemployed and/or homeless males, and wonders why we get more and more of them. — Bill Quick (More like this here)The danger to America is not Barack Obama but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the presidency. It will be easier to limit and undo the follies of an Obama presidency than to restore the necessary common sense and good judgment to an electorate willing to have such a man for their president.The problem is much deeper and far more serious than Mr. Obama, who is a mere symptom of what ails us. Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince. The republic can survive a Barack Obama. It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools such as those who made him their president.” ~ Author UnknownThe real goal of "health care" legislation, the real goal of "cap-and-trade," and the real goal of the "stimulus" is to rip the guts out of our private economy and transfer wide swaths of it over to the government to control. Do not be deluded by the propaganda. These initiatives are vehicles for change. They are not goals in and of themselves except in their ability to deliver power. They and will make matters much worse, for that is their design. ~ November 23, 2009 Cloward-Piven Government By James Simpson

Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never, in nothing, great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. - Winston Churchill

More Proof That Clinton Is Responsible For The Crash

He's selling out America...

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The Enemy Within...rotting the soul of the nation

George had the foresight to see the Clintons, CFR, New York Times, and Obama on the horizon.

" ... How many opportunities do they afford to tamper with domestic factions, to practice the arts of seduction, to mislead public opinion, to influence or awe the public... " [From George Washington's farewell address.]

Other Quotes:

"Don't worry about genius and don't worry about not being clever. Trust rather to hard work, perseverance and determination. The best motto for a long march is ' Don't grumble. Plug on.'....Be honest. Be loyal. Be kind. Remember that the hardest thing to acquire is the faculty of being unselfish. As a quality it is one of the finest attributes of manliness." Sir Frederick Treves

"...To be clear, the Constitution of the United States of America is the United States of America. They are one and the same. Any individual or agency which seeks to subvert the Constitution and wage political and/or rhetorical war on it, are self-declared enemies of the United States of America, as they are subverting and waging war on the United States of America." -Pat Dollard

The truth to the matter is that Obama lies but he does it with such finess that the easily fooled are easily fooled. ~ Norman E. Hooben

"Going for the grandest illusion of all, [Obama] ... told the New York Times: 'We've actually been operating in a way that has been entirely consistent with free-market principles.' Excuse me while I pick my jaw off the ground. Everyone knows -- or should know -- that putting more and more of the government in charge of more and more of the economy is entirely inconsistent with free-market principles. This means that the president's statement to the contrary is what is known as a big lie." --columnist Diana West

We the people…We the people now have a New World Order that we the people did not order. Norman E. Hooben

"We are now in a great civil war of words and you have the honor of participating as a true patriot. The battle has not been won but you will be there when we are victorious. The pen is mightier than the sword and you will inscribe your name in the book of freedom…and that, my friend is an honor." (Norman E. Hooben in response to a writer who complained of not having the honor of serving in the U.S. Military)

"If you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a small chance of survival. There may even be a worse case: you may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." -Winston Churchill

It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.-Ronald Reagan

Back in the days of "The Lone Ranger" program, someone would ask, "Who is that masked man?" People need to start asking that question about Barack Obama. - Thomas Sowell

For those who promote a race they are called, "racists". For those that promote American they are called "American". For 'American' is a 'concept' and no racial tones are tolerated either in shades or sounds. -Norman E. Hooben(In reference to Lourdes Galvan of San Antonio, Texas racial bigotry regarding American military heroes.)

Note to NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA (Hola! I know you are watching): I'm not white, I'm not black, I'm not upper class, I'm not lower class, I'm not middle class, I'm not French, I'm not Irish, I'm not Asian, I'm not European, I'm not Hispanic, My children are not half Hispanic...They are and I am what I am, An American! And I'm not hyphenated! - N.E. Hooben

The Police State of Massachusetts is now imposing laws against nature. Massachusetts is by far the most un-Constitutional government of the State, by the State, and for the State than any among the the fifty that hold a star on the banner of freedom. It is run by Socialists and hypocritical so-called Christians…the worst among them are the Catholics who go to Church on Sunday and forget what they Prayed for on Monday. - Norman E. Hooben - "A proud Catholic proud of my Faith. A proud Catholic NOT so proud of my Church!" - July 16th 2008

Harvard University was once an all boys school...today they have no balls at all. - N. E. HoobenI will stand with the Constitution For The United States of America should the political winds shift in an ugly direction. – N. E. Hooben

Politicians are like vampires...Whether its blood or money they want to suck it out of you till you die. ~ N. E. Hooben

When a people are satisfied with receiving gifts paid with their own taxes as a way of life Anarchy is sure to follow. -Fred Boutin 2008

From the first time I heard about the boogey-man as a child to the first time I got shot at in Vietnam, nothing in my entire lifetime, THAT'S NOTHING! has put more fear into me than this man Obama. - Norman E. Hooben - July 2008

We are here for only a mini-second in the sands of time. Then we become the dust that makes the sand; and the Hand of God molds us anew. Take care my friend and may God Bless... - Norman E. Hooben on the death of our dearly beloved pet dog, Stirling

"America is like a healthy body and its resistance is threefold: its patriotism, its morality, and its spiritual life. If we can undermine these three areas, America will collapse from within." -- Josef Stalin --

When it comes to lying, prudent people are guided by a Higher Authority driven by ‘thou shall not’ written in stone. Whereas Bill Clinton has no Higher Authority to guide him, ‘thou shall not’ has no conscious objections; for without a conscience there is no guilt.” - Norman Hooben

“The victor will never be asked if he told the truth.” - Adolph Hitler

The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny. - James Madison, the Federalists Papers

There was a Chemistry professor in a large college that had some Exchange students in the class. One day while the class was in the lab the Prof noticed one young man (exchange student) who kept rubbing his back And stretching as if his back hurt.
The professor asked the young man what was the matter. The student told him he had a bullet lodged in his back. He had been shot while fighting communists in his native country who were trying to overthrow his country's government and install a new communist government.
In the midst of his story he looked at the professor and asked a strange question. He asked,'Do you know how to catch wild pigs?' The professor thought it was a joke and asked for the punch line. The young man said this was no joke. 'You catch wild pigs by finding a suitable place in the woods and putting corn on the ground. The pigs find it and begin to come everyday to eat the free corn. When they are used to coming every day, you put a fence down one side of the place where they are used to coming. When they get used to the fence, they begin to eat the corn again and you put up another side of the fence. They get used to that and start to eat again. You continue until you have all four sides of the fence up with a gate in the last side. The pigs, who are used to the free corn, start to come through the gate to eat, you slam the gate on them and catch the whole herd. Suddenly, the wild pigs have lost their freedom. They run around and around inside the fence, but they are caught. Soon they go back to eating the free corn. They are so used to it that they have forgotten how to forage in the woods for themselves, so they accept their captivity. The young man then told the professor that is exactly what he sees happening to America.
The government keeps pushing us toward Communism/Socialism and keeps spreading the free corn out in the form of programs such as supplemental income, tax credit for unearned income, subsidies, payments not to plant crops (CRP), welfare, medicine, drugs, etc. while we continually lose our freedoms- just a little at a time.
One should always remember 'There is no such thing as a free Lunch!' Also, 'You can never hire someone to provide a service for you cheaper than you can do it yourself.

You apparently don't share a sense of patriotism, Americanism, freedomism, or whatever kind of 'ism' that true Americans believe in... You do however, display a bit of socialism, communism, marxism or whatever kind of 'ism' that you make excuses for... ~ Norman E. Hooben (in response to an Obama supporter's views about the ACS census)

Anation that knows not from where it came, knows not where it is going!Today, Americans know too little about the foundations of our nation.The result is a nation now in chaos, its people unable to discern what is wrong with the transformation (paradigm shift) of our society and form of government that, if left unchecked, will destroy every facet of freedom, liberty and justice.The price of freedom is vigilance; the price of vigilance is knowledge.Many of America's founding documents are now available on the web. ~